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BISHOPRIC STUCCO 
-OR PL el BOARD 


Built On the Wisdom of Ages 


q A modern combination of 
materials and principles — 
that ages of actual use have 
proven the most efficient 
in building construction 


The Mastic Wall Board & Roofing Co. 


Cincinnati, Ohio 


HE DOVETAILED LATH 


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STUCCO-OR 
PLASTER 


NO METAL TO RUST AND BREAK 
AWAY FROM ITS FASTENINGS 


NOTE—How the Stucco-Cement or Plaster is Locked in 
by the Dovetail Lath. 


NOTE—The Heavy Coating of Asphalt Mastic—non- 
porous; non-conductor of heat or cold. Dampness 
cannot penetrate a perfect ‘‘Sound-Deadener”’. 


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Part One 


Beginning with page fowr— the composition and construction of 
Bishopric Stucco Board — its advantages, economy — how applied 
to old buildings as well as new —its superiority over other back- 
grounds for Stucco, Cement or Plaster, and our Guarantee. 


Part Two 


Beginning with page eleven — “Objections” to Bishopric Stucco 
Board anticipated and answered in detail. 


Part Three 


Beginning with page savteen — directions for applying Bishopric 
Stucco or Plaster Board, comparative facts and figures on costs, speci- 
fications for Stucco, and how window and door frames should be made 
to make watertight jobs. 


Part Four 


Beginning with page twenty — report of tests of Bishopric Stucco 
Board made by H. W. T. Collins, Mech. Engr., of the University of 


Cincinnati. 


Part Five 


Beginning with page twenty-siw — reproductions from photographs 
of buildings constructed with Bishopric Stucco Board, and testi- 
monials from owners and builders. 


Part Six 


Beginning with page seven—takes up in detail the weight, and style 
of package. 


Part Seven 


Beginning with page forty-siv—takes up in detail the construction, 
uses and merits of Bishopric Sheathing. 


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By Way 


of Introduction 


ITH economists, the world over, ringing 
the changes in discussion on the vital 
24 question of the high cost of living, the 
yy building world has witnessed the cheer- 
ful spectacle of building costs chopped 
right in two. Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board has 
revolutionized old-time building methods and made 
possible the saving of 25% of old-time building costs. 
Modern homes can be finished in plaster, cement or 
stucco for just 25% less the old contract price for the 
work before the Bishopric idea came to lighten the 
burden of building and increase the value of the 
work. Bishopric Stucco Board is not an experiment. 
It is nothing more than a modern, patented combina- 
tion of materials and principles that have been in 
constant and successful use by master builders for 
ages. Bishopric Stucco Board itself has stood the 
practical test of use for years and it has always 
“stood up” and always made | i 
good — giving permanence to }BiRb 4 
plaster and cement walls that 


will not disintegrate and pre- 
vents cracking, making most 23% 
effective insulation. 


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A Secret 
of the Pyramids 


The dovetail locked joint in Bishopric Stucco Board holds the 


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stucco “for keeps,” and in the Pyramids and many buildings of the 
ancients which have defied time, the same unequaled plan of dove- 
tailing is found. The lath used in this Stucco Board are thoroughly 
treated with creosote, or furnished plain without creosote treatment 
—the preservative adopted by wisest corporations in insuring the 
greatest possible life of lumber, railroad ties, telegraph poles, etc. 
By the very same token and for the very same reason, nothing ever 
dedicated to modern building needs will hold its own in 
comparison with Bishopric Stucco Board as a material 


that will withstand the severest weather conditions. 


Bishopric Stucco Board is proof against moisture 


and vermin. Asphalt, successfully adapted by the an- 
=~ cient Egyptians to preserve their mummies, is now used 
in the form of toughened Asphalt Mastic between the 
lath and the fibreboard backing. It is this combination of centuries- 
old, time-tested, efficiency-proven materials and principles, “Built 
on the Wisdom of Ages,” that make Bishopric Stucco or Plaster 


Board absolutely reliable and dependable. 


Saves 25% | 
on Building Material 


Choose the Bishopric System of Building and: you will save 
at least 25% in cost of building materials, because it makes un- 
necessary the use of lumber and building paper, saves cement and 
gives you absolute protection against all future troubles so common 
to ordinary plaster or stucco work. Many of the best known archi- 
tects, engineers and builders—men who KNOW, and are recognized 
experts in their line—agree that Bishopric Stucco Board, is the zdeal 


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background for stucco, cement or plaster. They specify it and use it 
in the modest cottage, the artistic bungalow, the pretentious apart- 
ment building and the modern factory. It is also popularly adapted 
for inside walls as a background for plaster. 

Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board means much in better work 
for less money and enables you to BUILD ONCE AND FOR 
ALL, giving work that is put there to STAY. 


Old Houses 
Changed to New 


Scores of house owners have taken their old frame buildings 
and quickly and at very low cost transformed them into modern, 
up-to-the minute structures. The plan is an appealing one. It is sim- 
ple, easy and very little money 1s re- 
quired. All that is necessary is to 
nail Bishopric Stucco or Plaster 
Board over weather boarding, or 


other finish, and apply Stucco. In 


this way you can, without the aid of 
Aladdin’s Lamp, enjoy the greatest satisfaction and get rid of con- 


tinuous painting and repairs. 


Things YOU 
Should Know 


Here are some MIGHTY GOOD THINGS TO KNOW. 
This should be called a platform of Bishopric performance. You 
can bank on every statement, and more than that, every square foot 
of Bishopric Stucco Board is sold under our absolute guarantee or 
money back if not as represented. 

Laths are so keyed that they LOCK the plaster in, on and up 


forever. Plaster, stucco, cement, concrete, simply cannot loosen, and 


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fall out. The material is “locked in” for 
keeps. 

The thick layer of Asphalt Mastic in which 
the laths are imbedded under great pressure, 


is wind, weather and vermin proof and fire- 


resisting. 
Back of the asphalt is the groundwork for the wonderful, in- 
genious construction—an extra heavy layer of fibre board which 


affords further protection against weather and other conditions. 


Easy to Get 
Easy to Apply 


Bishopric Stucco Board comes in 25-foot lengths, four feet wide, 
suitable for studding at standard centers. 

All you have to do is to nail Bishopric Stucco Board to bare 
studding and the walls are ready to cement. Plaster or stucco. 

One man can do a “master job” and put on Stucco Board faster 
than cement plasterers can follow. 

Hand-saw, hammer and nails are all you need to apply it. You 
save the big difference in cost of labor. 

There is no waste of either material or time. Every foot of 
Bishopric Stucco Board is utilized. You do not have to pay for 
window and door spaces. These little “rake-offs” of old-time methods 
are cut off and saved to you. When you order 1,000 square feet of 
Bishopric Stucco Board you can cover 1,000 square feet of wall. 


Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board creosoted, weighs 1,000 lbs. 
to 1,000 sq. ft. 


Bishopric Stucco or Plaster 
not creosoted, weighs 900 lbs. to 
1,000 sq. ft. 


Bishopric Stucco Board is ship- 


ped in rolls containing one sheet 


STYLE OF SHIPPING PACKAGE. 25 ft. long, 4 ft. wide (100 sq. ft.) 


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The Superiority of 
Bishopric Stucco Board 


Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board will take and hold ANY 
OUTER material. 


It is far superior to cement blocks, so hard to dry and pro- 


ductive of a damp, unhealthy atmosphere within the house. 


And here’s a big saving point to remember: A very thin con- 
crete wall over Bishopric Stucco Board keeps the house warm in 


winter and cool in summer. 


The Passing of 
Metal Laths 


Bishopric Stucco Board far outranks in practicability metal 
laths, which rust, break and are the cause of so much cracking in some 
stucco or cement houses. 

For those who know, from the big expense and unsatisfactory 
service, the days of metal laths are over and they have gone into 

the discard with other things which have been surpassed by later and 
better inventions. It is absolutely 
impossible—as many building ex- 


perts testify—to secure a good 


stucco job with a light, flimsy 
background, such as metal lath. 


Wood Lath makes a rigid back- 


ground, hence it can not sag. The “key” in Bishopric Lath holds 
cement and plaster as nothing else can. 

There are no good reasons why metal lath should have the 
preference over Bishopric Stucco Board, which stays stiff and grips 
the cement as nothing else can, forming a permanently solid back- 


Hight 


ground. There is absolutely no “cost of upkeep” as in old-style 
backgrounds which sag, spring and crack, costing a lot of money 


for repairs as time goes on. 


Costly Handicaps of 
Metal Lath 


Metal lath, for example, means big repair bills. This is a leat 
from the Book of Experience. They rust, break, pull loose and 
crack the walls. Very little of the flimsy background is really nailed 
fast to its supports. Occasional nails or staples are all that hold 
the cement walls to the studding. Once broken by the weight of 
the walls and these loose metal backgrounds sag under the strain. 
Cracks follow quickly. Once cracking starts it travels fast and far. 
One never knows where it will end. The expense for repairs is con- 
siderable. Good judgment would choose a permanent background 
like Bishopric Stucco Board rather than one liable to suffer from 


the ravages of rust. 


Easy-to-Understand 
Finance 


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You don’t have to be a Master of High Finance to figure out 
this saving problem. The first cost of metal lath is greater than that 
of Bishopric Stucco Board. To get rigid walls you must use one- 
third to one-half more cement, if you choose metal lath. In other 
words, if you want to double the cost of your stucco work and get 
unsatisfactory results, use metal lath; but if a first-class, permanent 
stucco job is what you want at 25% less cost, be certain that you use 


nothing but Bishopric Stucco Board. 


There is absolutely no metal in Bishopric Stucco or Plaster 
Board, hence, it can not rust. Its lath are nailed to the studding 
and have 1,000% more holding power than metal lath as commonly 


applied for stucco work. 


Bishopric Stucco 
Board Advantages 


Handling “Objectors” with the Gloves of Truth. 

Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board has made such tremendous 
inroads upon old-time methods of building that echoes of the 
“Hammer Chorus” of the “By-Gones” and the “Passing-Ons”’ have 
been heard in the building world. In the face of insidious and 
invidious comparisons, the Bishopric idea continues to meet with 
cheerful, emphatic indorsement from the brains of the building pro- 
fession—the architects who stake their own reputation upon Bish- 
opric Stucco Board as a material that has been tried and not found 
wanting. Assaults from the metal lath makers are to be expected. 
They are fighting a losing fight with all the argument against them. 

President Allison Bishopric of The Mastic Wall Board and 
Roofing Company, has harvested a crop of the insinuations of the 
“antis” and offers a broadside which has silenced the batteries of 
those who have unsuccessfully tried to block the wheels of progress 
of an institution which has backed its own faith with great works 
which has made it possible for thousands to build and build well at 
just 25% of the old cost, while hewing closely to the successful build- 
ing experience of mankind all through the ages. 

You may find in these fourteen articles convincing evidence in 


rebuttal, an answer to any “objection” you may have heard. 


A Few ‘“‘Objections’’ 
Anticipated 


1. “Heat Expansion Will Buckle It” 


The fact is that it is proof against this condition which metal lath is not. Wood 
will shrink, not expand, under heat. If it shrinks, no harm is done, for the shrinkage 
is infinitestimal and will not lessen the hold of the dove-tail on the clinch. Each 
shrinkage will be on the separate individual lath and will not affect the sheet. The 
lath, of course, will not be affected lengthwise. The asphalt and card backing is 
sufficiently elastic to take up all expansion by the thickening of the backing. The 
cement coating will expand about half an inch to fifty feet and an increase or 
decrease of one ten-thousandth of an inch in thickness of the backing will account 
for that amount of expansion. Thus, the backing being elastic, will overcome all 
expansion easily. These figures cover a variation in temperature ranging from 
six below to one hundred and thirty degrees above zero. 


2. “Dampness Will Expand the Wooden Strips and Crack the Stucco” 


Hleven 


The lath strips are made of a resinous wood, which resists moisture, and if 
there is any actual expansion as well as a theoretical one, it is not greater than 
the movement of the cement mixture in its chemical action when the mixture is 
properly made and applied. There is positively no greater tendency to crack when 
setting than on metal lath, and actual experience shows that there is none whatever 
on the stucco when used on stucco board, if the work is properly done. It should 
be remembered that a richer mixture than three to one is too rich for preparation 
of waterproofing compounds, and the surface will have a tendency to crack. A 
leaner mixture than three to one has too much sand for proper filling of the tiny 
spaces with cement and compounds, and is not sufficiently strong for permanency. 
The cement mixture cannot properly perform its chemical readjustments in dry 
and windy weather before it will set, unless the surface is sprayed; if this is done 
there will be no cracks of any kind and if the stucco is waterproofed in its first and 
second coats there can be no expansion of the lath strips and no after-cracking. At 
802 Parker Street, Newark, N. J., the stucco, after setting and months of drying, 
was kept reeking wet for about three weeks to test this point, and the result was 
that there was not a single weakness of any kind developed. Ordinary weather 
would never give it such a severe test as this. This building was waterproofed 
with two pounds hydrotite to each one hundred pounds of cement on about three- 
fourths of the building, and with a seven to ten per cent of hydrate of lime for 
the balance as a water proofer. Actual tests showed one hundred per cent of 
satisfactory results in each case. The third and fourth coats (both dash) were 
one to one mixture with no waterproofing On this job there was a saving of 
forty-five per cent of material as compared with a wire-cloth job at 74 Hillside 
Avenue, Orange, N. J., done by the same mason a few weeks before. Cracks 
have developed in the latter job, but not in the former. No dampness from leaky 
windows and leaky gutters can reach the lath strips, as they are protected with 
an absolutely waterproof sheet of asphalt mastic. 


3. “The Weight of the Stucco Will Tear Off the Lath” 


No, it will NOT, if the lath are properly nailed, a nail being used to each 
lath at every point where it crosses a stud, or four nails to each lath where used 
over sheathing. A house recently stuccoed on wire-cloth in Maplewood, N. J., has 
recently had the sad experience of having the stucco fall, due to too few staples 
being used, and rarely are more than one staple used to each square foot. With 
four nails in each lath strip, this stucco board will last for generations. Stucco 
weighs from ten to fifteen pounds per surface foot, and it should be supported 
with the nailing obtained in Stucco Board, not the few scattering staples generally 
used. Then, again, for a nail to break it must be a clean shearing process, as it 
must break between the lath and stud where there is no space, while the staple 
usually holds the lath somewhat extended from its bearings. 


4. “The Lath Strips Will Dry Rot” 


Some say this who have seen stucco houses have their sheathing and frames 
rot away in a few years. As the asphalt mastic will prevent dampness reaching 
the frames, no dampness can get at the lath strips from inside, and if the stucco 
is waterproofed as above, no dampness can strike it from without. Moreover, 
imbedded between the asphalt mastic and the cement, completely shut away from 
the air, there can be no air action and consequently no rot. In the everglades of 
Florida, are logs lying in the water that have been there for centuries ; remove 
them and expose them to the air and they will rot as other wood. Houses are 
painted to keep away the air. Boards properly painted on both sides have been 
known to last for centuries. Enterprising farmers have for years imbedded their 
fence posts in waterproof concrete footing to make them permanent. These lath 
strips imbedded between the asphalt and cement will outlive the house itself. The 
metal lath of the cheaper grades will rust to powder in from three to five years, 
and the better grades in comparatively shorter periods. In some of the seashore 
towns owners have used common lath recently in the hope of getting away from 


metal lath troubles. 


5. “The Building Rocking In the Wind Will Tear the Backing Board” 


This is distinctly untrue. A settlement of three sixty-fourths of an inch will 
crack the walls seriously if the settlement occurs during a period of twenty-four 
hours. Storms rarely crack the walls of a house, except real tornadoes. This 
shows that rocking is really vibration, as otherwise the walls would equal a central 
settlement of three sixty-fourths of an inch, and that is only about one one-hundred- 
and-twenty-eighth of an inch to a four-foot piece of wall board. The wall board 
is sufficiently elastic to accommodate a motion of one thirty-second of an inch at 
each edge or a total of one-sixteenth of an inch; hence, it is four times safe. Another 
view is that the wall board is more elastic than plastering and as plastering stands 
ordinary storms the wall boards will still better stand them. 


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6G. “The Clinch Will Break Off” 


Oliver Wendell Holmes in his “Wonderful One Hoss Chaise,” that ran a 
hundred years to a day, had every point just as strong as another; there was no 
weak point. If you use good material and put it on thick enough the outside wall 
will be strong enough; then if there is a weakness, it will be that the clinch is not 
wide enough, for the dovetail groove will not allow the stucco to get away, the 
nails will not allow the wooden strips to get away, the waterproofing will not 
allow the strips to rot, the mastic will protect from the inside, the liberal nailing 
will not allow the weight of the stucco to give any trouble, and thus the only weak- 
ness can be cured by making the clinch wide enough. When plastering is broken 
away it is the clinch that fails. Look at an old plastered wall being torn down, 
and see the clinch stay between the lath after the plastering has fallen, and it will 
be clear to you that the weakness was the clinch not being wide enough. It could 
not be on the ordinary lath, because the pressure of the trowel would have pushed 
all the mortar through the wall if the lathe had been wide enough apart. On the 
stucco board there is a mastic background, and the mortar will not pass through, 
thus the space can be made any amount desired, and the board is supplied with 
wide openings, which is as strong as the strongest other parts. 


~ <The Stucco Will Not Stick To the Surface of the Lath Strips and Will 
Come Off Between the Clinch Lines” 


This is partly answered in the last section. If this criticism was true then 
all plastered walls would fall, and all old-fashioned mortar walls, all patent plaster 
walls, all cement mortar walls, would have fallen long ago. From time immemoria! 
mortar work on frame exteriors in foreign countries (England among them) has 
been done on wooden lath, and this defect has not been known among the natives. 
Ordinary lath has no surface advantage over the lath used in Bishopric Stucco or 
Plaster Board, and the clinch is far superior in the mastic boards. 


8. “It Cannot Be Used in Panelled or Half-timbered Effect Without So 
Much Cutting that the Cost Would Be Prohibitive” 


There is no occasion for such cutting. Put the stucco board on the building 
before trimming, then use seven-eighth-inch stock instead of one and one-eighth-inch 
and save twenty-five per cent on your pine or cypress bills. Nail your seven-eighth- 
inch panel strips on over the stucco board and save a lot of labor as compared with 
shipping wire lath. Remember, too, that you are saving about forty to forty-five 


per cent of your mortar, as compared with metal lath work. 


9. “The Shrinking of the Sheathing Will Crack and Buckle the Stucco Board” 


Put the sheathing on horizontal; it is the best way; it gets more nails than 
diagonal; it does not mislead in the location of a leak that follows the shiplap; it 
does not pry open the house in setting, as in diagonal work, and it ties the house 


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together better. Then put the stucco board on vertical. The shrinkage of the 
sheathing cannot buckle the stucco board when end grain crosses side grain. When 
the stucco board is put directly on the frame, put it on horizontal so that it will 
cross the grain of the studs or wall strips. If you must use diagonal sheathing, 
it is best to put the stucco board on also diagonally in the opposite way, so that it 
will cross the grain. Do not be afraid to use the Stucco Board vertical. It was 
used that way at 802 Parker Street, Newark, N. J. When the stucco is SET it 
cannot get away because of the dovetail grooves; when it tries to slide down it can- 
not because of the rough uneven groove. If the stucco is not washed down by a 
hose while you are putting it on, it will adhere just as it did at Parker Street, and 
everywhere else where it is used vertically. Remember, it should always CROSS 
the grain of the underwood just as is the case with double floors. 


10. “Eecept In Balloon Construction, It Will Buckle Where and When the 
Intertie Shrinks” 


The shrinkage of an intertie will be about one-twelfth of an inch, and it is 
possible that in rare cases buckling could happen; but there is a sure remedy: use 
a belt line of about the same or greater vertical measurement. For a four-inch 
intertie use a belt line four inches or more; for a six-inch intertie use a six-inch or 
more belt line. You should do the same thing when metal lath is used, for the same 
risks exist. You should do the same thing in your stairways at the second and 
third floor lines—break out a two or three-inch line in the plastering and cover with 
a facier board running around the stair well hole, or where wall board is used leave 
a one-inch opening. 


11. “It Cannot Be Used Around the Cornice, Under Eaves, and In Other 
Small Places, As Wire Can” 


The contrary is true; it is better than wire for such places. If you use wire 
you must always have sheathing, while this is sheathing itself. See the time and 
cost saved in building porches—nail on the stucco board and porch is built and 
lathed at the same time. Try it once and you will realize that it is a great time 
saver compared with wire lath and snip shears. 


12. “It Is Not Fireproof Like Metal Lath” 


A salesman of the cheap kind of metal lath recently said he was ashamed to 
sell the lath that sells at fourteen cents per square yard, as it will not last long 
enough for him to get out of the state; to our positive knowledge such lath often 
if not generally causes repairs to begin in about three or four years. The best 
metal lath is the wire cloth or wire mesh galvanized, but that has been condemned 
by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, as it is held by soldered joints, and 
the solder melts in a fire. In one case the lath is rusted out before the fire comes, 
and in the other case it melts, and so both fail. The stucco board has a fire-resisting 
backing and the lath cannot burn because they are imbedded between and in asphalt 


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mastic and cement. It cannot rust; it will be there when the fire comes, if it comes, 
and it will be the last thing to go. It is, therefore, far superior to the metal lath 
for fire resistance. 


13. “It Is No Cheaper to Use Than Metal Lath” 


If it were not cheaper—yes, even if it were dearer—it should be used on the 
ground that it is better. But, listen! Good wire mesh costs five cents per foot in 
small lots, and from three and one-half to four cents in larger lots for a whole house. 
This sells for three cents per square foot. Then you save the waterproof paper at 
$2.00 per roll, the furring, and the stapling, as well as the nailing of the furring; 
adding only in this case the labor and nails of putting on the stucco board. As 
for the cheaper metal lath, you should be ashamed to use it, but we still doubt the 
saving. The cheapest lath that should be used or can be used with an ordinary 
American conscience, costs twenty-five cents per yard. Add to this paper at four 
cents per yard, and a saving in material which the stucco board makes of at least 
eight cents per yard, to say nothing of the saving in labor which is the big item, 
and you have thirty-seven and one-half cents as against thirty-three cents for stucco 
board. It is a general fact that good stucco cannot be done on wire lath without a 
loss of about twenty-five cents per yard as compared with stucco board, and that 
is an item of $100 on an ordinary two-family house. Then comes the saving in 
sheathing on a new house, for the stucco board is sheathing, and high grade water- 
proof sheathing at that. This saving is about $150 on such a house. Thus, we can 
save you $250 on the outside, and we can show you a saving of about $200 on the 
1,000 yards of plaster on the inside by using the Bishopric Stucco and Plaster Board. 
Thus we show a total saving of about $450, which is more than many builders now 
make on a house (New York City prices). 


14. “The Stucco Will Crack On First Coats When Setting By Reason of the 
Lath Strips Swelling” 


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Not if you follow directions. A rich stucco will have a tendency to cause surface 
cracks, and a lean stucco will not be permanent. A body mixture of three to one 
with seven per cent hydrate of lime will make a satisfactory medium lean mixture 
that will not crack if it is not allowed to set too rapidly. In cool, damp weather 
there will be no difficulty; and in warm windy weather the setting of the cement 
must be retarded by spraying the stuccoed surface with water. This is true whether 
stucco board or metal lath is used. A good job can only be secured by proper 
methods of working. If the stucco is allowed to dry too rapidly, the thinner sec- 
tions between the clinch will set first and then when the shrinkage comes from the 
rest of the material setting, cracks will show, as is well known in stucco work. 
Follow these proportions and the spraying process and the results will be all that 
can be desired. 


Directions for Applying Stucco Board 


CARE OF THE MATERIAL—lIt is necessary to keep the Stucco 


Board dry. It should be put under cover promptly on arrival and protected from 
rain and dampness. When applied to the building it should be thoroughly nailed 
as fast as put on so that rain will not twist the lath strips before they are fastened. 
When once thoroughly nailed it does no harm to wet them; in fact, in dry weather 
it is not a bad idea to sprinkle the exposed surface before applying the stucco. 
If the lath strips are swelled they can never swell more, and if damp there will 
not be so great a suction and consequent quick setting of the cement on the surfaces 
of the strips. It is therefore well to have the lath strips sprayed if dry. 


VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL—RBe sure to always have the lath 


strips cross the grain of the under surface; if the stucco board is applied directly 
to the studs or wall strips, it should be horizontal, but if put over horizontal sheath- 
ing it should always be vertical. Do not imagine that the mortar will not adhere 
to the vertical strips, for experience shows that it will with the utmost satisfaction. 
If the sheathing is diagonal, the stucco board should also be diagonal in the opposite 
direction, so the two grains will still be crossed. But, as there are so many reasons 
for having the sheathing horizontal and so few for diagonal, it is hardly worth while 
considering the diagonal method. 


BRACING THE FRAME—There is really no reason for using seven- 


eighth-inch sheathing in addition to the stucco board (which is sheathing). See 
engineer's report, page 20. 


WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES—For detail description illustrat- 


ing how they should be made to make water-tight jobs, see page 18. 


CUTTING— Saw across the lath strips with a sharp, well set saw, laying 


the sheets on a bench for the purpose, or on a pair of boxes with a couple of strips 
of scantling on top and saw between them. For lengthwise cutting, use a coarse 
rip-saw in the sheet between the lath strips from the black side. If a sheet is 
slightly large, remove a strip of lath and with snips cut off the sheet and replace 
the lath as required. Small pieces may be nailed in vertical or horizontal, if the 
nailing is done near the center of the sheathing board, the purpose being to avoid 
action by shrinking of the sheathing boards. 


NAILING—In applying Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board, it is nailed 


direct to the studs, sixteen inches apart, with No. 6 galvanized wire nails, which 
makes it absolutely impossible for this board to buckle or warp, or give you any 
trouble whatever on the wall. 

We have sold hundreds of jobs of this material which are giving the utmost 
satisfaction and will be glad to give you references. 


BREAKING JOINTS—We advocate breaking joints at least every four 
feet, thereby avoiding continuous joint and adding greater strength and rigidity 
to building. 

We have sold hundreds of jobs of this material which are giving the utmost 
satisfaction and will be glad to give you references. 


Sixteen 


Facts on the Cost of Wali Construction 


Seventeen 


The following figures show, for comparison, the average approximate costs of 
1,000 square feet of finished outside wall construction using (1) Weatherboarding, 
(2) Wooden Shingles, (3) Metal Lath with Stucco, (4) BISHOPRIC STUCCO 
OR PLASTER BOARD with Stucco. 


(1) WEATHERBOARDING 


1,200 square feet Boarding at $22.50 per thousand................. $ 27.00 
Aloe ia ayy lOO ooo ou dood sooo unowecnehocusccno0oH SUE 7.00 
1O00Rsquaresiecta sheathing bapers ..r)severnlstete lle \let-teartetteyelel- o) <1) 4.00 
UENO? HO. ADDN? ODEs coo onrcepoasonbuessoutcbuooencbudgonaeococe 2.00 
1,300 square feet Weatherboarding at $30.00 per thousand......... 39.00 
LAO? tO BOON, GAMING. ca conponoonconcocnebacgencw acct cacouous abe 10.00 

One coat Priming, two coats Paint (Prime, 2 gal. at $1.25 per gal. 
IPevbnts, Sys, egies ane APLOO) fore? el) \seacoongocucansandsouese 9.50 
iekyinias lnloaie (CPCOc oon co cu soocgsuodo0ss councogddGEdgsoouUKC 2.00 
$107.50 

(2) WOODEN SHINGLES 
1,200 square feet Boarding at $22.50 per thousand................ $ 27.00 
[OAH oF tO) AYO hy ENING 2 cigs oie co pawn ic aut oe Abode bao noma oMdor. 7.00 
1OOOms(uatemtcets Sheathing la pervs ta rvelrt ene tletrene tir sven eter 4.00 
ILAING? UO BIOS SERINE. Soe cooncoMbn Urn to boboDOOdood oun OObOUODAT 2.00 
1OOOORSHinGleskat 55:50) persthousand crac neers ler aeleleterrelene leet 55.00 
LEV? HO QTY SENN co cog nag onogsmiGce sop ou oonte BDO beSoBEnaRaUOe 20.00 
Two gallons Creosote Dye or Stain at $1.25....................... 2.50 
IPEninaeS Ilo (Ch COE) sonpoooovcds soocncnaodesocagcnsoscsc0ec 2.00 
$119.50 
(3) STUCCO OVER METAL LATH 

1,200 square feet Boarding at $22.50 per thousand................. $ 27.00 
ILENE WOE SENN 5 Coco nod go duGnl Fb CoUbeE ows SOgDadDUEDaOUN OC aE 7.00 
OOO sole sien Seen nes JENA ooonesuvoooocepocuncepoonoobCe 4.00 
Mabormtovap plye Sales. a vee mea debrstdeiis tee ais ate sistas SiGe laine 2.00 
LOOORinealstech MuLrim os Strips rime reierersteroien stews <1) esieinehets: ties caste) Pel ekere 6.25 
Wabor=totapply ssamierg. werdeetas alan eras ensistece esse sole share. conte site's aye avenets 2.00 
1,000 square feet Metal Lath at 22c per square yard............... 24.42 
Waborktorzapplyines samen a pavcrr acts Paces orl ye Cetoke tk tshs ciao 4.00 
hreestonsauCement eo tucconatedo:00mas LOlmmaerrreireericn casein caterers 18.00 
Labor to apply three coats Stucco at 40c per square yard........ 44.40 
$139.07 


(4) STUCCO OVER BISHOPRIC STUCCO OR 
PLASTER BOARD 


1,000 square feet Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board.............. $ 30.00 
Mabors towapply Same. miscacrtncitie the oreo MelaeActacs ore ienstasle lees ace sraiersi 6.00 
127 tons) mixed (Cement) Stucco’ at $6.00) per tom: -.. 4... - 4. . 52 10.50 
Labor to apply same in three coats at 40c per square yard......... 44.40 

NOE UNS Semine om Wms WHlcs oc oncanassunoonudanpbogscauees $90.90 


Nore—If your local prices on lumber and other raw materials differ from the above, 
substitute your prices in comparing the four methods. 


AVERAGE COMPARATIVE COSTS PER SQUARE YARD 


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Stuccoland sbishopric Stucco Board. ¢4.00 seats oacd eee seas Sle a « 


No. 4—Lasts forever. Is absolutely moisture-proof, is stronger and warmer than lumber 
and building paper could make it, never needs painting, greatly reduces fire insurance rates 
and costs nothing for upkeep. 

In addition to this immense saving in the cost of construction, we wish to call your atten- 
tion to the fact that the weight of the stucco is more evenly distributed over Bishopric 
STUCCO OR PLASTER BOARD, thus lessening the danger of any unusual strain which 
might cause your stucco wall to crack or give away. Also by mixing a small quantity of 


hydrated lime with your cement stucco when preparing it, you will waterproof your stucco 


so as to make it absolutely impossible for any moisture to penetrate to the board. Acids in 
cement rust and corode the best galvanized metal lath, but acids in cement in no way 
injures wooden lath. 


SIMPLE METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING WINDOW AND DOOR FRAMES 


Note how stucco is rounded into and under hanging stiles. This method will 
secure air and water tight frames around the openings. 


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Eighteen 


Stucco Specifications 


Nineteen 


For Use on Bishopric Stucco Board 


No matter what the foundation or background for the Stucco finish may be, unless the 
Stucco itself is properly compounded the results are bound to be unsatisfactory. 

Mr. Albert Moyer, member of the Associated American Society of Civil Engineers, has 
prepared the following specifications for Stucco finishes that can be absolutely relied upon. 


LATH—Secure the Bishopric Stucco Board firmly 
by putting a nail in each lath in every stud. 


PLASTER—Mix 10 parts of Portland Cement, 
one part dry, pulverized, hydrated lime. meas- 
ured by volume. add dry, clean sand in pro- 
portion one part cement lime mixture, two 
parts sand. Turn with shovels, raking while 
shoveling, until the mixture is of a uniform 
color. Add necessary water to make a stiff 
plaster and turn several times with shovel, 
raking while shoveling. 


PLASTER WITH LIME PUTTY—Dry mix one 
part Portland Cement, one part sand, just be- 
fore using. With this mix one part lime sand 
paste, add water to bring to proper consis- 
tency. 

N. B.—To make lime sand paste, slake 
double strength lime for one week, strain, mix 
one part lime and nine parts sand. 


FIRST COAT—Start plastering at top of wall 
and make surface continuous from corner off- 
set to corner or other convenient stopping 
place. One day’s work to be completed from 
top to bottom of wall. Force plaster well into 
dovetail of Bishopric Stucco Board. Scratch 
deeply over entire surface of plaster while it 
is wet. 


Finishing Stucco Surfaces 


OAKUM FINISH—Take a handful of oakum 
about the size of your two hands bundled up 
and work in a circular movement over the 
surface of the stucco, not pressing too hard. 
This should be done after the stucco is fairly 
hard but still soft enough to receive the im- 
pression of the thumbnail. Dampen the oakum 
from time to time and a smooth and interest- 
ing surface will result. 

To brighten up the surface, make a_solu- 
tion of one part commercial muriatic acid, five 
parts water. Use large whitewash brush and 
paint the surface with this mixture. As soon as 
the effervescence stops, wash with hose and 
clear water. 


BRISTLEBRUSH—Another effect can be pro- 
duced by following the above methods and 
using an ordinary home scrubbing brush instead 
of a piece of oakum. 


WIRE BRUSH—Still another effect can be pro- 
duced by allowing the stucco to get a little 
bit harder and using a wire brush. The ce- 
ment finisher will soon learn the consistency 
to bring about the effect desired. 


TILE INSERTS—If it is desirable to insert col- 
ored clay tile in design or panels to form a 
spot of color, this should be provided for by 
nailing lightly to the Bishopric Board a wooden 
block or slab 44-inch larger than the exact size 
of the tile or panel that is to be inserted. 
After the stucco has been applied and is hard, 
remove the wooden block or slab and set tile 
in much the same manner as you would set 
floor tile. 


BROOM DASH FINISH—While the last coat of 
the stucco is still thoroughly damp, apply a 
Portland Cement mixture composed of one 
part Portland Cement, 12 per cent of the vol- 
ume of the cement of well hydrated lime in 
pulverized form, and one part of the volume 
of the cement of fine white sand. Mix with 


SECOND COAT—Mix second coat in same pro- 
portions as first coat. Apply second coat as 
soon as first coat will bear pressure of trowel. 
Second coat must not be applied to any part 
of first coat which shows any drying of the 
surface. Make second coat from 44-inch to 
%4-ineh thick. 


THIRD OR FINISHING COAT—Mix third coat 
same as second coat. Apply third coat as soon 
as second coat is strong enough to support it. 
Third coat must not be applied to any part of 
the wall where the second coat shows any 
signs of drying on the surface and must be 
continuous from corner to corner or other con- 
venient stopping place, and from top to bottom 
of wall in one day’s work. Finish third coat 
in accordance with specifications for finishing. 


PORTLAND CEMENT—‘Vutcanire” or equal. 


SAND—Well washed, coarse and well graded. 
All sand must pass through a %4-inch mesh 
screen. 


CURING OR SEASONING—Keep entire surface 
continuously damp for one week. If the wea- 
ther is dry and windy, hang tarpaulins or 
some form of cloth over surface and keep the 
cloths wet. 


water to the consistency of cream or the ordi- 
nary cold water paint. Stir constantly and 
apply by using a whisk broom, throwing this 
paint on the surface of the stucco with some 
force. This will give a very pleasing effect. 
Keep this finish surface damp for at least six 
days and longer if economy will permit. Do 
not allow it to dry out in any one place during 
the week. If the weather is hot and windy, 
hang tarpaulins or cloths as previously de- 
scribed. 


Other finishes such as floating with a wooden 
float and troweling, smooth surface, pebble dash, 
splatter dash, etc., are so well known as to need 
no further description. 


If coloring matter is to be used, please bear in 
mind that the only lasting green is what is known 
as cromium oxide. This is quite expensive, but 
any sort of a substitute is worthless and will 
fade out within four or five months, making a 
refinish of the stucco necessary. In using color-’ 
ing matter, mix coloring matter with the cement 
in proportions as described below. 


Mix thoroughly until of an even color and mix 
the cement with the sand. Continue turning and 
raking until of an even color. Proportions of 
coloring matter to cement are as follows: 


GRAY, LAMPBLACK OR BONEBLACK—¥ lb. 
to 1 bag of Portland Cement. 
BUFF—4 lbs of yellow Ochre to 1 bag of Cement. 


REDDISH BROWN —6 lbs. of Red Iron Oxide to 
1 bag of Cement. 


RED—6 lbs. of Pompeian Red to 1 bag of Cement. 


GREEN 7 lbs. of Cromium Oxide to 1 bag of 
Cement. 


BLUE—4 lbs. of Ultra Marine to 1 bag of 
Cement. 


ALFRED MOYER, Associated American Society of Civil Engineers. 


Extracts from Report of Tests of 
Bishopric Stucco Board 


Made by H. W. T. Collins, Meck., Eng. 
Norwood, Ohio 
In Charge of Mechanical Engineering Laboratories 


University of Cincinnati 


The object of the tests was to determine the relative resistance 
to deformation in the plane of the wall, of sections of walls made of 
Bishopric Stucco Board nailed on studding and of sections of walls 


of standard construction. 


When the wind acts on the side of a building, there are stresses 
set up in those walls at right angles to the surface upon which the 
wind acts. ‘Those stresses tend to “rack” or cause a movement in 
the plane of the walls, which movement, although slight, is injurious 
to the interior or exterior plastering. ‘The tests were performed to 
determine the resistance offered by the different types of construc- 


tion hereafter described, to stresses approximating those caused by 
wind pressure. 

Page 22, Test Section No. 1, Figure No. 1. 

This consisted of a frame four feet high by eight feet long, made 
by two by four-inch rough studding spiked together with four-inch 
(20d) wire spikes, as shown in Figure No. 1. Bishopric Stucco Board 
was nailed to both sides of this frame with 114-inch (4d) nail in each 


Jath in each stud. The laths were laid horizontally. 
Page 22, Test Section No. 2, Figure No. 1. 


This consisted of a frame of the same size and construction 
as No. 1, but with common lath on one side and sheathing 
on the other. The sheathing boards were one inch thick, five 


and one half inches wide and eight feet long. Each board had two 


Twenty 


nails 244 inches long (8d) in each stud. ‘The sheathing was not 


dressed, nor matched, but was closely laid and securely nailed. 


Page 23 is a photograph of Test Section No. 1 (with stucco 
board on both sides of the frame) after a load of 2,650 lbs. had been 
applied. At this load, the rule showed deformation of 1,2; inches. 
On examination it was found that the spikes in the bottom of the 
first stud, (C, Fig. 1) had been pulled out, allowing the stud to 
rise. ‘Chis upward movement increased, to some extent, the deform- 
ation as measured. ‘The paper backing of the stucco board was also 
ruptured near the point where the stud had been pulled out. 

Page 24 is a photograph of ‘Test Section No. 2 (with common 
lath on one side and sheathing on the other), after a load of 1,650 
Ibs. had been applied. ‘The deformation at this point was shown by 
the rule to be 544 mches. The stud (C, Fig. 1) was pulled up in a 
similar manner to that in No. 1, but to a less extent. 

Figure 5, page 25, shows the load deformation curves of Test 
Sections No. 1 and No. 2, plotted to the same scale. It is evident 


from these curves that No. 1 is more rigid than No. 2. 


Nore.—A complete report of these and other very interesting 
tests can be had on application. Ask for “Copy of Tests.” 


Ermira, N. Y., May 19, 1915. 


Tue Mastic Watt Boarp anv Roortne Co., 


Twenty-one 


Spring Grove and Este Avenues, 
Winton Place, Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen—Yours of the 18th received, and in reply will say that I have just completed 
a house for Mr. Frank S. Jones, Vice-President of the Standard Distilling Co., Cincinnati, O.., 
who resides in Elmira, N. Y., and I used the Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board on the same, 
which seems to please my client very well. 


I am now building a house for myself and I am also using the Plaster Board—in fact, 
I refer you to The Elmira Building Supply Co., whom I purchase these goods through. I 
expect to close a contract tomorrow for a Boston Flat, and I am talking Stucco Board to my 
client. If I can bring him to see how much better it is that to have us use building paper and 
lath, I shall place another order soon. 


I received the sample all O. K., but had been a user of the same for some time, as I 
have used it on a large double house and also on a garage, and let me say that if it is properly 
applied, I believe it the most modern, up-to-date building material on the market. 

Wishing you continued success, I remain, 

Very sincerely, 
GERTRUDE S. JONES. 


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Bishopric Stucco Board used on this row of houses, Brook Avenue, Passaic, 
N. J. Owners, architects and builders, Passaic Building Co., Passaic, N. J. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of Karl F. Hessenmueller, 1112 La 
Clare Street, Wilkinsburg, Pittsburg, Pa. Contractor, Arthur Vernon, Pittsburg, Pa. 
Architect, F. W. Hessenmueller, Long Acre Building, New York City. 


Twenty-six 


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Bishopric Stucco Board used on this residence at Palisades Parke Nis nC On-= 
tractors, D. B. Owens & Bro., Palisades Park, N. J. 


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Eight six-family apartments on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass., built 
by F. A. Corbett & Co., owners and builders, extending 480 feet frontage from 1,710 


to 1,740. Bishopric Stucco Board used on all exteriors. Stucco contractor, Louis 
De Angelus. 


Twenty-seven 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on three-family apartment of Edw. F. Freeman, 


Roxbury, Mass. 


d used on this residence, Gallatin Street, Providence, R. I. 


Bishopric Stucco Boar 
dfrey, Providence, R. I. Stucco contractor, Geo. H. 


Architect and builder, E. S. Go 
Robert, Providence, R. I 


Twenty-eight 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of Mr. H. W. Karrer, (owner and 
builder) Troy and Beach Avenue, Ventnor, Atlantic City, N. J. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on dairy barns of Edward Jennings, Weston, Mass. 
Architect, Russell Spring, Newton Lower Falls, Mass. Stucco contractor, M. Span- 
kard, Waltham, Mass. 


Twenty-nine 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of W. B. Porch, owner, architect and 
builder, Ventnor, Atlantic City, N. J. Stucco contractor, Chas. Q. Barker, 11 N. 
Victoria Avenue, Ventnor, Atlantic City, N. J. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of W. D. Govin, Union, N. J. Archi- 
tect, Richard Hayes, Union, N. J. Contractors, Hayes Construction Co., Elizabeth, 


New Jersey. 


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Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of Ford Knapp, Foster and Grey 
Streets, Elmira, N. Y. Contractor, S. C. Woodside, Elmira, N. Y. Stucco con- 
tractor, Seeley June & Son, Elmira, N. Y. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of Chas. E. Near, Elmira, N. Y. 


Thirty-one 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on duplex apartment of Chas. E. Near, W. Church 
Street, Elmira, N. Y. Contractor, S. C. Woodside, Elmira, N. Y. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on this residence at Leonia, N. J. Architects and 
builders, Coover-Hitchcock Co., Leonia, N. J. 


Thirty-two 


Residence J. R. O’Connor, Arlington, N. J. Architect, C. F. Zachan, 45 Clinton 
Street, Newark, N. J. Contractor, E. Sargent, North Arlington, N. J. Bishopric 
Stucco Board used. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on these two duplex apartments at Arlington, 
Mass. Contractor and builder, John C. Cameron, 59 Mt. Vernon Street, Arlington, 
Massachusetts. 


Thirty-three 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on this nine-family apartment, Geneva and Olney 
Streets, Dorchester, Mass. Robt. Hamilton, architect and builder. Stucco con- 
tractor, Jermiah Noonan. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on interior and exterior of this house and garage. 
Plans drawn by Christiansen & Kremnitz, Architects, Milwaukee, Wis. Plastered 
by Wm. Fred Bauman, 860 Layton Building, Milwaukee, Wis. 


Thirty-four 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on this residence, Gallatin Street, Providence, R. I. 
Architect and builder, E. S. Godfrey, Providence, R. I. Stucco contractor, Geo. H. 
Robert, Providence, R. I. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on this residence at Bloomfield, N. J. Architects 
and builders, Passaic Building Co., Passaic, N. J. 


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ishopric Stucco Board used on res 
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Residence on Green Lee Avenue, Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio. Myers Y. Cooper, 
architect and builder. Bishopric Stucco Board after stucco was applied. 


Residence on Green Lee Avenue, Avondale, Cincinnati, Ohio. Myers Y. Cooper, 
architect and builder. Bishopric Stucco Board before stucco was applied. 


Thirty-seven 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of F. A. Carleton, 13 Troy Street, 
Lake Shore Park, Peabody, Mass. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on this row of houses at Montclair, N. J. Owners, 
architects and builders, Passaic Building Co., Passaic, N. J. 


Thirty-eight 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of Architect Walter H. Lee, at Fern- 
bank, Cincinnati, Ohio, for interior plastering. 


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Bishopric Stucco Board used on this parsonage at Woodbury, N. J. Architect, 
J. F. Stuckert, Philadelphia, Pa. Contractor, Joseph Best, Woodbury, N. J. 


Thirty-nine 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of J. Nesselmueller, La Clare Street, 
near Hutchison Street, Wilkinsburg, Pa. 


Bishopric Stucco Board used on residence of J. F. Erickson, Mounds, IIl. 
Contractors, Mattson, Knupp & McNew, Mounds, Ill. 


Forty 


Satisfied Users 


Boston, Mass., January 26, 1914. 


Tue Mastic Watt Boarp & Roorine Co., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—You may be interested to know that the writer has specified and used 
Bishopric Stucco Board in a house that he is building. We mention this because it shows 
our customers that we must have a good deal of faith in this material in order to use it our- 
selves, and this information may be of value to you in pointing out to your customers that 
your good distributors are not only selling your products, but using them. 

My reason for using stucco board was principally on account of the saving in cost, 
and at the same time, I felt that stucco board would give me fully as good a foundation for 
stucco as any other material. 

I was also anxious to put as little inside finish in the house as possible, and figured that 
by using stucco board I could let the smooth back of the sheet show between the studs and 
do away with any further finish on the inside of the wall. 

Very truly yours, 
WALDO BROTHERS, 
By C. S. Watpo, Jr. 


Mount Vernon, N. Y., November 11, 1914. 


Buitpinc CoMMITTEE, 
City of Mount Vernon, N. Y. 


Gentlemen:—We wish to submit for your approval the Bishopric System of Stucco 
Board, sample of which has been submitted to the Building Inspector, Mr. James R. Kain. 

Realizing that it is necessary to get a material which will reduce the cost of the 
suburban house and make building possible, we are at the same time interested in improving 
the construction. To this end we have personally experimented with the material on four 
houses, the result being even better than we anticipated, as up to the present time we have 
not discovered a single crack in the entire work. 

As to the insulation, we believe that the building will be very much warmer than one 
sheathed with rough boards and covered with cheap building paper. 

We invite your personal inspection of the house built by us on Nyac Avenue, Pelham 
Heights, on which this material was used. 

Yours very truly, 
THE MILLIGAN COMPANY. 


SprincrieLp, Mass., August 24, 1914. 


Tue Mastic Wart Boarp & Roorimne Co., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—What will you deliver Stucco Board at Springfield per 1,000 square feet? 
I will need 1,000 square feet, perhaps 2,500. 

I used it on Mr. Barton’s house at Niagara, N. C., last winter, and like it very much. 
We used it on studding for stucco, and he has a fine looking bungalow—the best in that section. 

Please let me hear from you as soon as possible and oblige, 

Yours truly, 
1, el, WOOK, 
Contractor and Builder. 


Forty-one 


Mr. A. D. Howard, Eastern Representative Ar.incton, Mass., February 22, 1915. 
Tue Mastic Watt Boarp & Roorine Co., 
Boston, Massachusetts. 


Dear Sir:—Answering your inquiry as to my experience with the Bishopric Stucco 
Board on my Stucco Houses. 

I am pleased to advise that I have used this board on four two-family houses on 
Dickson and Hills Streets, at Teale Square, West Somerville, and am entirely satisfied with 
the results. 

Two of these houses were built during the spring of 1914, and have been completed 
and occupied since last summer. I had such satisfactory results with these two that I put 
up two more last fall, and am building two now on Boardway, on which I will use Stucco 
Board and have ready to be stuccoed as soon as the weather permits. 

On the last two built I used your creosoted board and the creosoting has acted as a 
preservative during the winter and enabled me to go ahead with my inside plastering and 
finish. 

I consider the Bishopric Stucco Board as the best and most satisfactory background 
for stucco on the market. My finished houses have stood through the winter without showing 
any cracks or signs of dampness, and I am pleased to recommend the material highly. 

Yours very truly, 
JOHN C. CAMERON, 
509 Mt. Vernon St. Contractor and Builder. 


Newton Lower Faris, Mass., November 2, 1914. 


Tue Mastic Watt Boarp & Roorine Co., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—In regard to the Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board I used inside and 
outside of Dairy Houses, Cow and Horse Stables one year ago, it is very satisfactory up 


to this time. 
Yours truly, 


E. JENNINGS. 


Exmira, N. Y., November 7, 1914. 


Tue Mastic Watt Boarpv & Roorine Co., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—The writer encloses you at this time a photo of house built by him. He 
is going to use the board on another house now in the course of construction, as it has 


proven very satisfactory thus far. 
CHAS. H. NEAR. 


Very truly yours, 


Bronx, N. Y., May 11, 1915. 


THe Mastic Watt Boarp & Roorrne Co., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—I have specified your Stucco Board in my specifications for both jobs. 
I have used quite a lot of it, and have found it O. K. 
Respectfully, 
ROBERT SKRIVAN, 
Architect. 


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Mitwavxer, Wis., February 8, 1915. 


Tews Lime & Cement Co., 
North and Humboldt Sts., Milwaukee, Wis. 


Gentlemen:—The Bishopric Stucco Board which we have used in the construction of 
our work last summer has given perfect satisfaction. It was used on the inside of walls as 


well as on the outside. 
Anybody using Bishopric Stucco Board will not make a mistake. 


Respectfully yours, 
CHRISTIANSEN & KEMNITZ, Architects. 
Per Gro. A. Kremnitz. 


Boston, Mass., March 27, 1915. 


Tue Mastic Watt Boarp & Roortne Co., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—Last year I purchased, through Waldo Brothers, Bishopric Stucco 
Board, as per bill of cost. 

The walls have stood the winter fine, no cracks except a small hair line on each 
corner, the result of the house heaving owing to my not having gone deeper than two 
feet with my foundation posts. 

The house stands in an exposed place and has had to stand the full force of north- 
west winds the whole winter. 

Yours truly, 
FRANK S. ABERCOMBE. 


West Franxrort, Itz., March 20, 1915. 


Tue Mastic Watt Boarp & Roorrne Co., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—Enclosed herewith pictures of Baptist Church and residence in which your 
Stucco Board played an important part. 

We used 100 squares in the church job for plaster, and 18 squares in the residence 
for stucco. 

The introduction given it on these jobs caused it to be used on many more here, and 
it is certainly satisfactory in every respect. 

Yours very truly, 
W. J. REINTJES, E. M. 


Awnwapouis, Mp., August 31, 1914. 


Tue Mastic Watt Boarp & Roorine Co., 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—I am in receipt of your favor of the 28th inst., asking for information 
about the house and store upon which I used the Bishopric Stucco Board. 

The building is now completed, and it is admitted by competent judges to be a credit- 
able structure. 

I have not had the building photographed, neither have I had any thought of doing so, 
but if you desire to have photographs made I am perfectly willing to get them done for you 
for the purpose of use upon your files and literature. 

I have no hesitancy in saying that the Bishopric Stucco Board is a splendid invention, 
and that it is my intention to use it largely in the future where the location and type of 
building will justify its use in the construction. 

Yours very truly, 
WALTER H. HART. 
Architect. 


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Omaua, Nesraska March 9, 1914. 
Tue Masric Watt Boarp & Roorrne Co., 


Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Your explanation to my previous letter is entirely satisfactory, and will say that I 
am going to push this material of yours all I can in connection with my own special stucco. 
This and your wall board go hand in hand, and with the two materials I am able to construct 
houses much cheaper than when I use sheathing and siding, and at the same time it makes 
a better lasting surface than any wood siding, and has a better and neater appearance. 

Yours very truly, 
VICTOR F. BECK, Architect. 


Mitwavxer, Wis., January 25, 1915. 
Tews Lime & Cement Co., 


North Avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. 


Gentlemen:—Some time ago your Mr. Pipkorn sold 4,500 square feet of Stucco Board 
to me, which was used on my Cass-Wayne Apartments, located at 501 Cass Street. 

This building is a four-story building, and I found I saved considerable money 
by not using sheathing wherever this stucco was used. 

Bishopric Stucco board is the best material for background for outside plaster or 


stucco work that I have ever used. 
Yours truly, 


JOHN HUNHOLZ. 


Mitwavxer, Wis., January 26, 1915. 
Tews Lime & CEMENT Co., 


Milwaukee, Wis. 


Gentlemen.—Have used the Bishopric Stucco Board on several occasions, lately on a 
four-story apartment building, 501 Cass Street, Mr. John Hunholz, owner, and will say that 
it was very satisfactory and an advantage over the old way, as it saves space, labor and 


material. I can recommend it and will continue to use it. 
Respectfully, 
J. W. ANDREE. 


Architect and Superintendent. 


Excuo, Wis., March 12, 1915. 
Tue Masric Watt Boarp & Roorine Co., 


Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—Used your Bishopric Stucco Board last year to build garage. Proved very 


satisfactory. Will use much more of it this year. 
Yours truly, 


IR Je (EAVNE IMU EIL, 


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Winston-Satem, N. C., March 29, 1915. 


Messrs. C. M. Tuomas & Company, 


Winston-Salem, N. C. 


Gentlemen:—In reply to yours of even date asking my opinion of Bishopric Wall Board 
and Stucco Board, I wish to state with much pleasure that I have yet to hear of one complaint 
from the many clients that I have specified Bishopric Wall Board and Stucco Board for in 
the erection of their buildings, either dwellings, apartment houses, or, in fact, all classes of 
buildings. I have used it in the trying climate of the North for years, including seacoast 
towns, where it has been put to the severest test. In my opinion it is far superior to the 
cheap grades of metal lath with which the market is flooded, that is, Bishopric Stucco Board, 
for it will not break or rust, and takes about 25 per cent less material in the way of cement 
than the ordinary way of using the plain lath. The Stucco Board holds the stucco as no other 
method does, by the “dove-tail” key. I cannot speak too highly of the good qualities, and I 
recommend its use to anyone who is desirous of having a warm dry house in winter and a 
cool one in summer. 

You are at liberty to give my name to anyone whom you think would like to consult 
me further on the subject. 


Yours truly, 
C. GILBERT HUMPHREYS. 


Architect. 


Rores BRrorHers, Satem, Mass., February 9, 1915. 


Builders’ Supplies, Salem, Mass. 


Gentlemen:—I can say in regard to the use of Bishopric Stucco Board on the four 
houses corner of Walter and Foster Streets, North Salem, where I have applied it on the 
exterior, that I am well satisfied with it and believe it is the best material on the market for 
a basis for stucco exterior. 

I feel it is an economical material to use, is very easy to apply, and makes a stronger 
and warmer job than any other method I know of. 

The mastic backing to the bevelled lath prevents dampness striking through from the 
outside, and will tend to prevent rats gnawing. 

I have finished two of my houses with stucco, and shall apply stucco to the other two 
in the spring when danger of frost is past, the Bishopric in the meantime keeping out cold 
and dampness. 

JAMES CHALEFOUR, Contractor and Builder. 


Diaconat, Ia., October 18, 1914. 


Tue Mastic Watt Boarp & Roortne Co., 


Forty-five 


Cincinnati, Ohio. 


Gentlemen:—I bought some Stucco Board of you a short time ago and have same on 
my house. It is a new thing in my town and everybody is pleased with it. 
Yours truly, 
ROY SHEETS, 
Contractor and Builder. 


Bishopric Sheathing 
“Better and Cheaper than Lumber” 


Bishopric Sheathing is made of the very same materials used in 
Bishopric Stucco Board. It is made in precisely the same way, the 
only difference being that the wood lath is not dovetailed. So far 
as service 1s concerned, it is equal to Bishopric Stucco Board. The 
same patents which cover Bishopric Stucco Board protect the exclu- 
sive manufacture by us of Bishopric Sheathing. 


Construction of Bish- 
opric Sheathing. — Arrow 
points to Asphalt Mastic, 
into which laths are imbed- 
ded. Bishopric Sheathing 
is nailed to outside of stud- 
ding, laths and asphalt ex- 
posed as shown in cut. 
Over this, weather boards 
are nailed or cement ap- 
plied. Used as a foundation 
for ready roofing, Bishopric 
Sheathing is applied to rafters, smooth side up. Used under flooring, 
either side may be up, though lath side up may be preferred, since it 
leaves dead-air space between laths and flooring. 


Proof Against Cold and Dampness 


Bishopric Sheathing is proof against heat, cold, dampness, frost, 
wind and vermin. Being a non-conductor, it keeps the building 
cooler in summer and saves 
fuel in winter. 


Photographic view of 
house in the construction of 
which Bishopric Sheathing 
is used, lath side exposed, 
and—note above founda- 
tion wall—weather board- 
ing nailed over same, insur- 
ing a dry interior, warm in 
winter and cool in summer. 


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: Bishopric Sheathing is used with equally splendid results under flooring and roofing boards. Used under floors, 
it serves as a sound deadener and keeps out dampness; used under the shingles, it keeps out Summer heat. 


Sheathing Applied Two Ways 


Illustration below shows the application of Bishopric Sheathing over rafter and studding. In application over 
rafters, note that smooth side is up, the lath side showing up underneath the roof. In application over studding, note 
that lath side of sheathing faces the weatherboards, leaving dead air space between lath spaces and weatherboards. Bish- 
opric Asphalt Mastic Roofing, or Pyramid Shingles, or any other ready roofing, may be applied easily over Bishopric 


Sheathing. 


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Bishopric Sheathing is nailed to the weather side of studs, with lath and asphalt side exposed. Over the laths, 
weatherboards are nailed or cement is applied. Compared with low grade wood, Bishopric Sheathing is preferred for 


the following ten reasons: 


1—Bishopric Sheathing makes a more solid and substan- 
tial wall than lumber; therefore, develops greater 
wind strength. There are no gaping joints; no widen- 
ing cracks due to shrinkage; no knot holes. It’s like 
a solid board. 


2—The Asphalt Mastic in Bishopric Sheathing is a non- 
conductor; is proof against heat and cold; keeps the 
building cooler in summer and warmer in winter. 


8—The body of Bishopric Sheathing being Asphalt Mastic, 
moisture cannot penetrate it. The wall, therefore is 
proof against dampness. 


4—Bishopric Sheathing is proof against vermin, weevils, 
etc. The pests cannot bore through the tough gummy 
Asphalt Mastic. 


5—In applying weatherboards over the laths, dead air 


space is left between the laths, forming splendid 
insulation. 


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6—One wagon load of Bishopric Sheathing covers an area 
from six to ten times as great as one load of lumber— 
a tremendous saving in hauling. Five thousand feet 
can be hauled in an ordinary wagon. 


7—The cost of applying ordinary wood sheathing is from 
$5 to $10 per 1,000 feet, where as the cost of applying 
Bishopric Sheathing is but $2.50 per 1,000 feet—A 
SAVING OF ABOUT 75 PER CENT. Furthermore, 
1,000 square feet of wood sheathing covers but 750 feet 
of surface, 20 per cent less being due to tongue and 
groove. In Bishopric Sheathing 1,000 square feet 
covers 1,000 feet of space. 


8—Bishopric Sheathing does away with the expense of 
building paper and cost of its application. 


9—In applying ordinary lumber, heavier scaffolding, more 
tools and greater scaffold floor-space are required. In 
applying Bishopric Sheathing one man drives a few 
nails in each sheet; a common laborer or boy can 
finish the nailing. 


Where Bishopric Stucco or Plaster 
Board May Be Used 


1. Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board should be used in place 
of lath for all interior walls, ceilings and partitions in dwellings, 
apartments, tenements, office and flat buildings. ‘The results obtained 
are economical and convincing. 


First. You save twenty-five per cent in plaster materials, as well as twenty- 
five per cent of the amount of labor required to put on plaster. 


Second. You obtain a wall which is a perfect sound deadener and which, for 
partition work inside dwellings, office or flat buildings has no equal for 
sound-retarding qualities. 


Third. Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board is so perfect a non-conductor of 
heat and cold that you can keep a uniform temperature in your house 
and have greater living comfort, with an actual saving of twenty-five 
per cent un fuel. 


Fourth. WDampness positively cannot penetrate the asphalt mastic behind the 
lath, and your building will always be dry and healthful. 


Fifth. Architects and experts proclaim Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board 
the most up-to-date, scientific and efficient background for plaster which 
this age has produced. 


2. Don’t spend your money on wood sheathing and building 
paper for storm protection! Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board on 
the outside of your studding makes them entirely unnecessary. It 
gives a more solid and substantial wall than lumber; therefore, 
develops greater wind strength. There are no gaping joints, no 
widening cracks due to shrinkage, no knot-holes. It’s like a solid 


board. 


8. Don’t ceil your cellar with lath and plaster! The constant 
jarring above will develop cracks and loosen the plaster. Use 
Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board! The key or dovetail holds plaster 
like nothing else can. 


4. Use Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board under your floors! 
It will prevent any dampness from penetrating into the house from 
the basement and it will make a wonderful difference in keeping your 
building dry and in preventing draughts. 


Live comfortably! it costs no more! You can get all the above 
results and have the greatest living comfort possible in your home by 
using Bishopric Stucco or Plaster Board. It will give you walls that 
are sound-proof, moisture-proof, cold-proof, wind-proof, and in every 
way of a substantial, everlasting construction. Indorsements from 
our customers prove the above facts. 


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